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Be it known that I, EDWARD Hrllt gtlthecityfand county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and improved Mode of Manufacturing Friction or Percussion-Matches, Tapers, and Cigar, Gas, or Lamp-Lighters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a; full and exact deseription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying specimens, &e., and to the letters of reference marked thereon,makinga part of this specification. v

The nature of my invention consists in the application of a'principleor property or quality of the parts, masses, or compounds used generally in the man or lamp-lighters, of which propertyor quality I claim to be the discoverer, namely, the property or 'quality'ot' being cut (particularly by shears, or cutting-machines working on the principle of the shears, op in' any other way, without producing friction or percu'ssion,) after:sueh pastes, masses, pr compounds have become dry and hard, so that when placed onthin sheets of "wood, paper, cloth, webs of yarn, twine, thread, or any othei' suitable substance, or otherwise, any such material may be 'marked ofi with the paste-like ink, or strips thereof, of proper and convenient width, if desirable, may be dipped and dried, and then cut with much greater facility and less labor than in any of the known modes 'now in. use; in other words, a'large match may be made,.say one or more yards long, and. the same may be divided indefinitely, each piece becoming a perfect match;- the same as to tapers and lighters, to wood, and to all other substances used in their construction, as well as in the original use of wood, paper, twine, cloth,

matches, tapers, and oigar, ges, and lamp-lighters; and also in the original use of twine, y friction or percussion-matches; and also in the peculiar manner of puttingfup or packing friction or p'ere'u'ssiom matches, tapers, cigar, gas, and lamp-lighters, so that each, when drawn from its originalwrapper or case, will be ignited for use, making the wrapper or case and match, taper, or lighter, inseparable, except foruse,

- unless it he desired to separate them, should recasingdemand, and'in protecting the pasted ends of matches,

tapers, and lighters, as herein specified.

ufacture of friction or percussion-matches, tapers, cigar,g'as,

and other suitable material, in such mannerfor'fri'ctionfor percu's'siotie arn, or.. thread, for

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my' invention, I will proceed todescribe its construction i and operation.

I make'my matches, tapers, cigar, gas, or lamp square splints, strips, or slipsot' any suitable material. strips of the length of two matches or tapers or lighters, stances now generally used, to render the same highly inflammabl compounds known or used, for the purpose of producing ignition, the following compound: four parts pliospli orus, ten parts nitrat of red lead, and one part fine smalt; or for tapers and paper matches, the following compoundor formula:

either by friction or percussion,- but I prefer c, then dried, and dipped in almost any otthe e of potash, six parts of line glue, iive'parts bie, sixteen parts; phosphorusfnine parts; nitratdfof potash, fourteen parts; manganese, sixteen parts.

' Mix so as to form a p'erfectly homogeneous mass. If desirable, the quantity of phosphorus may be diminished to five parts. I

, I convert the glue, ith a littl 'wuter, by a gentle heat, into a smooth jelly, put it into a slightly-warm.

porcelain mortar, to liquefy, rub the phosphorus down through this golutine, atatcrn'peraturo of ubout'140 to 150 Fahrenheit, add the nitre, than the red powder, and lastly the sm alt. I dip the edges of the strips, which should be thoroughly dry, in this masslor paste, from one sixtecnth to one-eighth of an inch deep. If the strips be thin, one-fourth of auinch deep will be better. Then I thoroughly drythe same for from four to six hours;

then varnish the dipped portion, by dipping the same in thin varnish prepared from almost any of the gum resins in the usual manner, but for tapers and paper matches, I prefer the double tincture of henzoin, or its equivalent. The efl'ect of the varnish is to protect the paste, rendering it safe and better to handle, giving inflammability to the body of the match, without the use of sulphur onwax, ,or other substances, and preserv;

ing the same from absorbing moisture,- andprotecting it from accident, These strips may then be cut withthe shears, or ma.hines acting oaths principle-of the shears, or in any other way, so as not to producopercussion or friction, into any convenient or desirable size for use, and put up in anyof the known forms now'iu use; but.

I prefer to cut the same, leaving a margin, so as toliandle them in cards, andto put them'up in my frictionwrappers or cases, folding them into paper,cloth, sand-paper, or prepared paper roughened, or any other suit able material, protecting the pasted ends in the folds of the sand-paper, as iucthe samples herewith accompanying this specification. 1 2 I I construct matches of paper or twine, also, by cutting the paper in strips of suitable width, say from one:

sixteenth toone-fourth inch in width, and then placing these strips or twine in a frame, making a web of at least one hundred strips or strands, and then apply the paste by strips of wood 01'' frames or brushes, drawn across the web at convenient distances. I then cut and fold as before. 'When paper is used, by making-or pasting the sheets or strips crosswise, and cutting the same in narrow strips, from "one-siateentht'o one-fourth inch wide (or with twine or yarn or thread, by not cutting,) I get ..continu5us bands, ribbons, 01' strings of matches, attached together longitudinally, which I put up for main boxes, and in friction or percussion-cases,

in manner similar to the samples herewith seat. A pin, or point of a knife or needle, or other sharp-pointed instrument, scratched across the paste, will produce ignition instantly.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters'Patent, is-

1. The discovery of thequality or property of the mass or paste usually employed to produce ignitionv in matches, tapers, lamp,"cigar, or gas-lighters, which permits the same to be out without friction .or percussion, especially when spread in thin sheets of suitable material, after the same has become dry.

2. The use of twine or yarn or thread, or equivalents, in the manufacture of friction or percussion-matches.'

3. The peculiar manner of placing the twine, yarn, or thread for dipping, as herein described.

4. The particular combinations to produce the results respectively herein described, or in any other sub-- stantially the same, as shown by each of the specimens accompanying this specification.

5. The putting up and packing matches,- apers, and lighters, in friction-wrappers, cases, or holders, or

otherwise, so as to unite the match, taper, or lighter, with the case or wrapper, making the same go hand in hand with each other, in the various combinations herewith presented, and all permutations thereof.

6. The application of varnish aft'er dipping, as herein described, or otherwise. i 7. I'claim paper for matches, as herein specified, in'thecombinations-set forth.

8. The protection of the pasted ends of the matches, tapers, or lighters, if: manner and form, by folded paper or.other suitable material, as in this application described.

Witnesses:

J. S.'CLABK, E. E. HILL.

EDWARD J. L. 

